Crooked mile is their fourth album and their first on a major labelvirgin. The mass smoking of dutyfree cigarettes hastened my quitting. A far cry from the more mainstream but equally creative followup crooked mile and the material issued by the later confrontational postmicrodisney coughlan vehicle fatima mansions, the clock comes down the stairs has aged well like a robust irish singlemalt with. The lp is a very strong collection of songs with much more. The clock comes down the stairs was written and recorded at a point in the bands life when they had moved from the relative rural merits of cork to a london that was infested with yuppies. Recorded in a different dublin studio, with added violinist and female vocalist. Watch the video for our children from microdisneys crooked mile for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. The clock comes down the stairs 1985 indie microdisney. Personally, i have been a huge fan of the high llamas for years, and hated myself for discovering microdisney only recently, in a 2nd hand vinyl shop in amsterdam. Part of rocks backpages, the ultimate library of rock music writing and journalism. Microdisney was an irish musical duo, formed in 1980 by cathal coughlan keyboards, vocals and sean ohagan guitar. Microdisneys 1985 record takes the listener on a dark journey through emigrant london and stands up as one of the finest irish albums of modern times. Crooked mile saw microdisney finally entering the big time with their first release on a major label.
Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Released on rough trade, the clock comes down the stairs is dark, acerbic and witty, yet swathed in lush pop melodies and adorned by distinctive crooning vocals. No other reason other than it just being a brilliant song. After their 1988 breakup, ohagan and coughlan formed separate bands, the high llamas and the fatima. Microdisneys our children from their fantastic album crooked mile. Like many bands, who might otherwise have gone unrecognised, they were given a wider audience by bbc radio 1 dj john peel. Microdisney begging bowl peel session 3 december 1985 duration. They reached the irish top 40 with the 1987 single town to town, and were one of the few irish bands of the 1980s to achieve international success. If youre reading about the band for the first time, stop hold it right there and go back to my entry on the clock comes down the stairs immediately, which contains an overview, as well as a download of.
Crooked mile is microdisneys third lp proper, coming after everybody is fantastic and the clock comes down the stairs, both on rough trade, and. Microdisney biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this album from the irish band led by cathal coughlan and sean ohagan the high llamas. Crooked mile lp virgin records v 2415 january 1987. As coughlan put it in rack on the crooked mile lp, if you ever. Find microdisney discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
After the 1987 album crooked mile recorded with new bassist steve pregnant and keyboardist james compton, microdisney released the single singers hampstead home, a vicious attack on labelmate and admitted heroin addict boy george. Its the guessing game with those waves of flame and, sick winter for a. Released in 1987, right at the height of thatcherism,it saw the band fully embrace a commercial sheen, with tunes that could shoot a pigeons eye out at four hundred paces, strings and cathal singing his big heart out. As coughlan put it in rack on the crooked mile lp, if you ever need a view at my barbed wire rainbow, go and listen to microdisney, you wont be disappointed. Find out when microdisney is next playing live near you. Microdisney everybody is fantastic mp3 album download. Albums include crooked mile, 39 minutes, and scared to. After signing to virgin they released two albums crooked mile and 39 minutes. You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account. Microdisney was an irish rock band formed in cork in 1980.
Chrome may falsely flag the download as malicious, but its safe to ignore. Microdisney s our children from their fantastic album crooked mile. Enemies, everybody is fantastic and the clock comes down the stairs. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Welcome to my microdisney fansite its not an official site and i dont claim to represent the views of the vast majority of law abiding fans of microdisney or the band themselves. The crooked man is a freeware horroradventure game by uri about a man. Got a peaceful feeling ive found the reason for taking nothing seriously. Watch the video for town to town from microdisneys crooked mile for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Stream ad free or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. One in particular is the album crooked mile, which for me, was one of the best 80s albums i never heard during that decade. Acquire everything that sean ohagan and cathal coughlan, and especially the pair of them together, appear on. Microdisney was an irish musical duo formed in 1980 by cathal coughlan keyboards, vocals and sean ohagan guitar.
Opinions are totally personal and song interpretations may be wholly inaccurate. It was founded and led by the songwriting team of cathal coughlan keyboards, vocals and sean ohagan guitar. Listen free to microdisney crooked mile town to town, angels and more. When 1988s 39 minutes failed to elevate their commerical fortunes, microdisney called it quits. Early microdisney were driven by the punk ideal of playing fast and loud and you can hear that on the live album kaught at kampus which was.
Weve already been acquainted with microdisney thanks to my entry. It was founded and led by the songwriting team of cathal coughlan and sean ohagan. Chase city concerts chase city concerts see all chase city concerts change location. How i fell in love with microdisney padraig collins opinion the. Originally released in 1985, the clock comes down the stairs was the first of three albumsthe other two are the ensuing releases crooked mile and 39 minuteson which this superb band finally got it right. It is notorious amongst nearby residents as being a highly dangerous road, with inversecambered corners and severe icing issues due to runoff water from fields in cold winter months. The crooked mile, a section on the b194 road passing through fishers green north of waltham abbey, essex, in the south east of england.
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